KAT-TUN's Jin Akanishi has landed his first sole lead in a television drama. He will appear in NTV's "Yukan Club" (often translated as "The Leisure Club"), which is adapted from Yukari Ichijo's popular manga of the same name.

The story is a comedy revolving around six popular high school students. Akanishi plays Miroku Shochikubai, the son of the police commissioner.

The show will air on Tuesdays at 10:00pm, starting on October 16. - tokyograph